Actor Makarand Deshpande was seen waving the tricolour at the protest held in Dadar

Speaking at the gathering, Uddhav Thackeray said while the government has the power of ''lathis'', the protesters have ''tirangas'' (tricolours) in their hands

The agitation was held amid the ongoing protests led by the CJP in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of the country over exam irregularities

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray, son of party leader Raj Thackeray, said the government was on the backfoot due to the GenZ protests

At Shivaji Park, the participants raised slogans of "Azaadi (freedom) from dictatorship and paper leaks" with ''Vande Materam'' being played in the background

During the ''Tiranga Morcha'', organised by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party at the Shivaji Park, its leader Aaditya Thackeray said he called Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, urging him not to return home in Maharashtra until Pradhan steps down from his position

Uddhav Thackeray said those in power should see the number of people who have turned up for the protest

Holding tricolours and placards in their hands, thousands of protesters gathered in Dadar area

"The way students were attacked, tear-gassed, I am cautioning the government - you can have lathis, but we have tirangas," Uddhav said

Some of the protesters carried the posters of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and chief architect of the Constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

Addressing the protesters, Aaditya said although activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has ended its indefinite hunger strike, the protest will continue

"Dharmendra Pradhan must resign," Aaditya Thackeray said

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA said whenever the PM gets scared, he talks about Hindu-Muslims and religion

He urged the youth to freely hold protests at the Shivaji Park irrespective of the police detaining several protesters days ago

The protest was held at Shivaji Park under police security